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When your kids are at home, there are plenty of things you can find to keep them occupied AND continue learning about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)! Below is a list of ideas that are FREE online STEM activities!

UPDATED: 10 more activities added!!!

1. Watch live views of jelly fish, sea lions, penguins, beluga whales and more at the Georgia Aquarium.

2. Watch live views of sea otters at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium from 1pm to 1am EST.

3. Watch live views of sharks and listen to a Shark Story Hour (reading of a shark themed book) from the The Atlantic White Shark Conservatory every day at 10AM EST.

4. Learn about coronavirus in a kid-friendly way through activities at the San Francisco's Exploratorium! They have activities on understanding the science behind viruses, how they affect the human body, and how we can protect ourselves against infection.

5. Perform a science experiment with Bill Nye the Science Guy using simple items from around your house.

6. Perform science experiments with the California Science Center in their new video series of science activities you can do at home (every weekday at 1pm EST).

7. Learn about making healthy meals, problem solve using engineering principles, and do a virtual chemistry experiment with games from the Smithsonian Science Education Center.

8. Check out the Mystery Science website, and learn (in age appropriate modules) about practical topics such as "How do germs get inside your body?" and "Why is the ocean salty?".

9. Take classes to reinforce and enhance the STEM topics your children are learning at school with modules from the Khan Academy and CK-12.

10. Follow along with quick, daily science lessons and science experiment tutorials from Club SciKidz regarding weather, cooking, physics, chemistry, and more.

11. Play one of the countless videos or games about science from National Geographic Kids and Discovery Kids!

12. Watch live views from the Cincinnati Zoo daily at 3pm EST.

13. Watch live views of Giant Pandas at Zoo Atlanta via their Panda Cam.

14. Watch live views of giraffes, gorillas, elephants, leafcutter ants, rhinos, and chimps at the Houston Zoo from 8am to 8pm EST.

15. Watch live views of baboons, elephants, giraffes, koalas, owls, pandas, penguins and more at the San Diego Zoo. There are also quite a few interactive animal games for kids on their website. You can also watch a live stream of 30 species of butterflies in their Hidden Jungle butterfly exhibit!

16. Watch live views of naked mole rats, lions, giant pandas, and elephants at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

17. See the surface of Mars recorded by NASA's Curiosity rover in a 360 degree mode.

18. Take a tour of the universe through videos from videos created for the Hayden Planetarium.

19. Listen to astronaut's read from space in the Storytime From Space project from the Global Space Education Foundation.

20. Learn space based lessons from games and space-related educational activities from the Space Racers, an animated series for preschoolers.

21. Learn about the latest discoveries about the universe through NASA's Teachable Moments website. There are a range of activities and lessons that are suitable for kids of all ages. NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is another source of free online content with hands-on activities using materials that can be found at home.

22. Take a meteorology classes on thunderstorm, supercells, tornadoes, hail, flash flooding, lightning, and more from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). They have a great page dedicated to other kid's activities too!

23. Take a virtual tour of marine sanctuaries and ocean habitats with a collection of virtual dives from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Your kids will be able to see beautiful coral reefs, swimming seals, and even shipwrecks.

24. Watch live views of African wildlife including views of watering holes and a gorilla corridor.

25. Take a virtual tour of a dairy, grain, and sheep farm and learn about farm animals and farm maintenance.

26. Take a virtual trip to The Nature Museum in Chicago to learn more about animals and plant in our own backyard, including lessons on butterflies and frogs. Great videos to watch and activity suggestions!

27. Learn how to be a programmer and code from 13 different interactive online resources.

28. Learn from a variety of topics including math, science (from robotics to astronomy), and medicine by participating in free daily science classes weekdays at 1pm EST with Supercharged Science.

29. The American Museum of Natural History in New York City has a science website that provides fun games and activities for kids covering a range of science topics, including microbiology, paleontology, astronomy, physics, and so much more!

30. Tour the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum through their Air and Space Anywhere website and enjoy educational podcasts, games, and activities about aircraft and spacecraft.

31. Participate in a fun and educational math game, Prodigy, that adapts to your child's strengths and weaknesses and supplements their math curriculum.

32. Take a virtual tour of Sequoia National Park in California. You can scroll over the different terrains, and click on places of interest like the General Sherman Tree in the Giant Forest.

33. Take a virtual tour of Yellowstone National Park, the world's first national park located mostly in Wyoming. You can see Mammoth hot springs and geysers!

34. Take a virtual tour of Badlands National Park in South Dakota, one of the world's richest fossil beds.

35. Take a virtual tour of Zion National Park 's steep red cliffs in Utah including classic views of the Court of the Patriarchs.

36. Take a virtual tour of coastal mangroves, sawgrass marshes, and pine flatwoods of the Everglades National Park in Florida.

37. Take a virtual tour of Arches National Park in Utah, the highest density of natural arches in the world!

38. Take a virtual tour of Glacier National Park in Montana including beautiful Lake McDonald.

39. Take a virtual tour of Denali National Park in Alaska including many scenic vistas.

40. Take a virtual tour of Acadia National Park in Maine, the first national park east of the Mississippi River, including beautiful views from Cadillac Mountain.

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This year many of us have to teach in a classroom where students have to be 6 (3) ft apart and/or in masks. This is going to change the way we teach of course! So, here are my social distance teaching tips!

Adjust Over Deleting

I have been hearing many teachers say, "I just don't know how I am going to get the resources and ideas to teach this way."

There is no reason that you have to completely change the way you teach everything.

When you are looking at things that you do every year think about how you can adjust it, instead of delete it.

For example, I love STEM activities to go back to school. So, I made a Google slide that two partners would have. They will be typing on it while they are completing their STEM project and watching each other six feet apart! I could have deleted the activity all together, but instead I adjusted!

Brain Break Timers

Set a timer on your computer or phone for every 45 minutes. Then, no matter what you are doing stop and do a brain break. Students won't be moving around as often and need these movement breaks.

Plus, the timer and the anticipation makes it even more fun.
I also added these bouncy bands to my desk to help with fidgeting and getting to move a little bit!
Using Technology for Group Work

Students can be on the same Google Doc working. If you are very clear about your expectations and you practice this skill with them you can create really amazing group work with technology.

I will be using my partner Google Slides to have students write stories, play math games, and more! They can sit six feet apart and work on a Google assignment together and still be making that connection!

Kids Choice

When you look at your schedule or your year let your kids in on the choosing and ideas. If you have a problem that you can seem to think of a way to solve it, ask them. They have more ideas than you would ever think.

Right when school starts ask your kids these three questions..

1. What do you want to learn about this year?

2. What makes you nervous about the new expectations? Is there anything you think we should change?

3. What would make you feel better about this school year?

Tiny Tubs

I bought some cheap crayon boxes at the store and are using them as "tiny tubs". All this means is that I can fill them with morning tub (or project) supplies to be used for one student.

For morning tubs, my students will all have a tiny tub for a week and then they will sit out over the weekend and be switched the following week. This is an easy way to make sure they are still having experience with different materials, even if they can't all share.

Move Them Often

I will be switching chairs weekly. This means I will be switching their flexible seating options weekly. They have to stay in desks that are spread out, but they can still use the flexible seating options at their desk. Switching these weekly will help keep up excitement and energy in the classroom!

I will also be moving their seats often. Kids love moving seats and it is a great way to change up the scenery for each of them. I plan to do this every other week!

What I Wish My Teacher Knew

Have you read this book?! If not, click the affiliate link below to check it out.

I plan on reading this book and then setting up a little box at the front of my room. Students have index cards in their desks, and if they have something that they wish I knew, but they don't want to come up and tell me, then they can put it in the box.

I am going to have them put a smiley face if they want me to talk about it with them and nothing if they'd rather not talk.

The reason for this box is that students are going to feel all kinds of emotions this year and I want them to have a safe place always.

This is also a great way for students to tell you something when you are working with other kids. as well.

Allow for Change and Grace

We all know that every day, every week, every hour, things are changing. We have to allow ourselves to be okay with the change. We have to give ourselves grace when it all goes wrong.

It will not be perfect this year, it won't be pretty, and honestly it is just going to be crazy.
So, instead of resisting, jump on the rollercoaster. Enjoy the moments that you have.

Give yourself Grace and enjoy the ride.

Got questions? Email me! I'd love to help!

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We are all in the same boat. So here is an attempt to answer to the question: What can we play while social distancing?

The games listed here were chosen because they do not require physical contact or can be easily modified to play while maintaining space between participants and without using shared equipment. Click on the game to go to the how-to-play page.

Modification: Instead of one ball, place two balls in the middle a few metres apart, one for each team. Instead of competing to score the same ball, the players will compete to score their assigned ball in their own net first to earn a point. Players may only ever touch the ball with their feet.
Paper Airplane Contest
Here is a school in Quebec that created a giant Snakes and Ladders game on asphalt for the children to play while social distancing:

Circle Games:

The following circle games can be adapted for social distancing by spacing out the circle.

Modification: Choose the Poison Frog by name while the rest of the participants are watching (except the Detective) to avoid tapping heads.

Modification: Only the facilitator is in the middle as the Flinchmaster to avoid multiple players touching the ball. Players cross their legs. The Flinchmaster directs the ball (In a bowling fashion) at their feet. If they move their legs when the ball is not tossed, they are out. If the ball is tossed, they must kick it back to the Flinchmaster.
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Feel free to browse the all the other games on the site and invent your own adaptions to suit your needs.

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Many teachers and students around the world are returning to a very different kind of learning. As social distancing becomes the new norm in the classroom, the traditional classroom games and activities that teachers and students are used to are no longer possible. That's why we have put together this list of classroom games and ideas that can be played while social distancing in the classroom.

Classroom activities like board games and role-plays require students to interact and share materials and so they are no longer possible while social distancing in the classroom. All the games below do not require students to share resources or to be close to each other, so they can be played while students stay at least two meters apart. And all these games are absolutely FREE. I hope your students have fun while playing these games in class.
Related: Social Distancing Recess Games
Classroom Games To Play While Social Distancing

Top Five Quizzes

Top of our list of social distancing classroom games are these fun quiz games. Quizzes are perfect for social distancing as students do not need to move around the class or interact with other classmates. They simply write their answers down. Usually these quizzes would be played in pairs or small teams, but seen as that is not possible while social distancing, these quizzes can be played individually.

In these quizzes students will see a question which can have multiple answers. For example, 'Name something blue.'. The students must then write down ONE answer and if their answer is in the 'Top Five' answers, then they score points. You can make your own Top Five quiz with this Top Five Quiz PPT Template, or you can download this pre-made Top Five Quiz with ten questions.

Stand Up Game

If you have every taught English in South Korea then you probably know this game as the 'Nunchi Game'. In this game students must stand up and say a number, but if two students stand up at the same time, then they are out. A variation of this game is a perfect social distancing classroom activity as students can stay behind their own desk while playing.

To play, tell students that as a class they are going to count to 5. Tell them that one student must stand up and say the number 1. Then a different student must stand up and say number 2, and so on up to 5. Any student can stand up at any time, but if two students stand up at the same time, then they lose. This game is incredibly fun and can be played while students keep their distance from each other.

Line Bingo

Line Bingo is a great alternative to traditional bingo and this game can be easily played while social distancing. To play this game, each student would need a set of word cards. You can make your own or you can download our many small flashcard sets from our flashcards page which are perfect for this game.

Give one set of cards to each student and ask them to arrange them in a horizontal line in any order they want. Then, the game can begin. The teacher should call out one of the cards and then the students should check their line of cards. If the card that the teacher called out is on either end of the line, then the student can turn that card over. If the card is in the middle of the line, the student can not turn it over. Next, the teacher would call out another card and the students would again check if they can turn it over or not. The first student to turn over all their cards is the winner.

Telepathy Games

Telepathy Games are so simple but incredibly fun! In this game there are two correct answers and students must guess which answer the teacher is thinking of. To find out which answer the teacher is thinking of students must use 'telepathy' to read the teacher's mind.

To play, download this Telepathy Game PowerPoint Template and add your questions and answers. Ask each student to prepare a pencil and a piece of paper to write their answer on. After showing students the question and two possible answers ask students to write one answer down. Then once all students have written their answers reveal which answer you were thinking of and if students guessed correctly they get a point. If you are playing this game with kids, to make it more fun you can pretend to 'send' the answer through 'telepathy' using just the power of your mind.

Hot Seat

This classic classroom game can be easily adapted so students can play while social distancing. Ask one student to come to front of the class and stand / sit at a safe distance from other students. Then on the TV / Board behind the student show the rest of the class a word. Next, the students should try to describe the word on the TV / board without saying the word, and the student at the front of the class should guess what it is.

Hidden Picture Games

Hidden picture games like the video above do not require students to interact or be close so they are perfect activities for social distancing in the classroom. In these classroom games an image is hidden behind some colored shapes. As the shapes disappear, the image is slowly revealed and students must try to guess what it is.

You can make your own hidden picture game using this blank hidden picture game PPT template, or download one of our many ready to use hidden picture games on many topics.

Keep Your Distance

If you are teaching young learners, making sure they maintain social distancing while playing classroom games can be incredibly difficult. A great way to help students see where they can and can't stand is to mark out areas on the floor.

These Social Distancing Floor Markers on Amazon can be an incredibly useful tool to help kids to social distance in the classroom. (FYI As an amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases. But don't worry, Games4esl only recommends products that we love!)

Thanks for reading. I hope you found some inspiration for your next social distancing classroom game. Before you go, don't forget to check out our other FREE lesson materials for teaching English, including Activity Videos, ESL Worksheets, Vocabulary Exercises, Grammar Exercises, Board Games, PowerPoint Games, PowerPoint Lessons, and much more.

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We know your students love games. We also know that you're trying to help them socially distance from each other - and it's not an easy job. It's normal for kids to forget about the rules and just be children. They still want to have fun. It's also difficult for teachers, who have to adapt their lesson plans and favourite games for these new social distancing guidelines.

So we've collected a sample of games and activities for you to take to your classroom to help you keep kids learning, safe and happy. You can also find all the resources you need here, to save you on preparation time. Take a look through and we think you'll find something that both you and your students will enjoy.

More than anything, make sure that you know and follow the regulations in your country, area and school. If these games aren't suitable for your classroom, let us know in the comments section and we'll see what we can do for you.

1. Get Moving

Get kids up and moving with these movement cards. If your little learners have some extra energy, this is an easy way to give them some exercise. Encourage them to stay by their desks, but jump, hop and wave their arms.

This one is especially good for Fridays:

2. Can You name 5?

It's competition time. This is a quick game that can be used for different ages. Students can shout or write down their answers. Once you've finished these cards, ask students to make their own suggestions.

3. Simon Says Before and After

An extra twist on the classic Simon says game. This game helps students practise verbs of movements, parts of the body, and the difference between before and after. You can choose to take out some of the cards so that students don't touch their faces, depending on the regulations in your area.

4. Talk for a Minute

A perfect activity for pre-intermediate, intermediate or upper-intermediate students. Divide students into small groups (around four students each). Give them a topic and ask one of them to use the stopwatch on their phone to count down from one minute. One student in the group has to start talking about the subject with no hesitation (errrmmm...errrr...) repetition (I like pizza pizza pizza) or deviation (changing the subject). If this happens, another student can say 'stop'.They get a point and now it's their turn to talk for however long is left of that minute. (e.g. if the first student talks for 35 seconds, the student who said 'stop' has to talk for 25 seconds). The student who is talking at the end of a minute gets an extra point.

5. What's Missing?

This activity can be done by printing flashcards and putting them onto the whiteboard. Ask students to memorise what words are shown, and then close their eyes. Remove one flashcard from the board. Can students tell you what's missing? Try playing with this set of food vocabulary flashcards.

6. Find a Word Powerpoint

Just project this powerpoint on your board. How many words can students find? Great for encouraging students to learn new words and experiment in English.

7. Move like Peppa

Peppa Pig is an international superstar, and now you can bring her into your classroom. Peppa's movement cards are perfect for encouraging young learners to get up and move a little, by following the instructions from Peppa and her friends.

8. Bingo

You know bingo, but did you know that Twinkl has a whole range of ready-to-go bingo games? With the teacher calling the words and each student working with their own set, you can easily play bingo while keeping social distance.

9. Can You Guess the Job?

Guessing games are perfect for teaching ESL students while keeping social distance. With these cards, all the preparation is done for you. Students have to describe the job without using any of the words of the card. It's a great vocabulary challenge.

10. I Spy

Our I Spy worksheets can be used as a quick activity to review or extend students' vocabulary. If students are allowed to work in pairs, this can be done together. Alternatively, you might want to project this onto the whiteboard so it can be done as a group activity.

11. Listen and Do

Dictation activities don't need close contact, and are a good way to test listening comprehension skills. You could do this activity as a class, or divide students into groups or pairs, with one student reading out the instructions for the others in the group.

12. A Wheel of Fortune Debate

Great for intermediate students and above. This is an easy way to encourage communication and add something a little bit special to a discussion. Students can sit in a circle and debate, while you take notes on their errors before checking mistakes as a class. Great for fluency, confidence and agreeing/disagreeing language.

13. Battleships

This is a classic game that students can play without getting too close to each other. Great for practising letters and numbers, this game helps students with both listening and speaking skills. You could also teach some basic functional language phrases, such as 'Excuse me?' and 'Is it my turn?'

14. Story Time

Sharing a story together is a fantastic way to help students love their English classes. You might start by looking at a word mat of the vocabulary, read the story together, and then go on to use some of the productive writing activities connected to this resource.

15. Don't Say Twenty-One Counting Game

This game requires no preparation, and no materials. It's also great for children, teenagers and adults. You could even play it with students online. Check out the video to find out more (filmed in February).

16. How Do You? Questions

Get students into pairs or groups for this one. Ask each student to write down the instructions to their task, and see if the other students can act out the movements. Great for practising imperatives.

17. Birthday Parties

If your students have had their birthdays during lockdown, you can still help them to have a magical day - even if it is a little late! Use our birthday decorations to bring some fun to your classroom and remind students that they are special to you.

18. Word Searches

These can be a lot of work to make, so we've done it for you. Your students might like this one, all about the months of the year. Perfect for beginner level students.

19. 60-Second Reads

These short reading activities will help your students practise their skimming and scanning reading abilities. You can make it into a game by setting a time limit (doesn't have to be one minute of course - set what is appropriate for your group).

And finally, remember jokes can be a great way to have a fun Friday class while socially distancing. Use this PowerPoint to help your students learn some jokes in English (don't tell them that they're also learning lots about homophones and homonyms!

20. Rewards and Positive Feedback

You're doing a great job! You really are - I mean, look - you made it to the end of a very long blog. Your students need lots of encouragement, too - so here's a resource to help you.

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